硬着头皮

Traditional form:

硬著頭皮

Pinyin (reading):

yìngzhetóupí

Definitions:

• to brace oneself to do sth
• to put a bold face on it
• to summon up courage
• to force oneself to

Characters:

• 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
• 着 - to make a move, to take action
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 皮 - skin, hide, fur, feathers

Traditional characters:

• 硬 - firm, hard, strong; obstinate
• 著 - to show, to prove, to make known
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 皮 - skin, hide, fur, feathers